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Frank Fritz, left, and Mike Wolfe, stars of the History Channel's "American Pickers" reality television show, will spend two weeks picking through Pennsylvania next month, and they could stop in the midstate if they find the right collection(s).
(Submitted by Jodi Friedman. )

If you've got a phenomenal collection of memorabilia you wouldn't mind selling, or at least parting with some pieces of, you have a shot at making some cash while appearing in a popular reality show filming in Pennsylvania next month.

With the cameras rolling, Mike Wolfe and Frank Fritz, stars of the History Channel's "American Pickers" reality show, will spend two weeks driving their trademark white van through the commonwealth and picking through the best hidden treasures the state has to offer.

But the two antiques gurus haven't finalized their stops, yet. So if there's great memorabilia stowed away in midstate garages, sheds, barns, makeshift junkyards and any other place one can stash collectibles, Wolfe and Fritz could steer their van through the Harrisburg region to pick through your stockpile, said Jodi Friedman, a producer of the show.

The pickers will travel through Pennsylvania, which Friedman called one of Wolfe and Fritz's favorite states for picking, Aug. 11-24. And Perry County could prove to be a hotspot for the show, said Rhonda Campbell, director of the Perry County Chamber of Commerce.

Campbell said she has been helping the show's producers track down potential collectors in the area.

So far, Campbell said she has heard from 20 to 25 people who have expressed interest in being considered for the show.

Campbell said she's not surprised "American Pickers" selected Perry County as a potential spot to tape the show.

"Typically, when I watch the show, they are out in more rural areas. There is a huge amount of pride here in Perry County," she said.

Friedman wouldn't confirm whether the pickers would pass through Perry County. And even if they do, she said the show doesn't announce stops to help protect the privacy of those selling items to Wolfe and Fritz.

"The guys don't know where they are going to in Pennsylvania, yet," she said. "The guys always go to the biggest collections."

The pickers, who travel the U.S. in search of items to resell in Wolfe's Antique Archaeology shops in LeClaire, Iowa, and Nashville, Tenn., don't pick through other antique stores, flea markets or any other items sold at commercial businesses, Friedman said.

Wolfe and Fritz only pick through private collections. And they aren't interested in just one great collectible, or small collections, Friedman said; they sort through hundreds of items at any given stop.

After some haggling with a cast of interesting characters the pickers meet along the way, Wolfe and Fritz will buy anything from motorcycles, classic cars and bicycles, to vintage signs, toys and other one-of-a-kind memorabilia.

If you feel you have a collection worthy of appearing on "American Pickers," call 1-855-Old-Rust, or email americanpickers@cineflix.com. Include as much information in your email as possible, including your name, contact number, description of your items and as many detailed photos of your items as possible.

New episodes of "American Pickers" air on the History Channel at 9 p.m. on Wednesdays. Episodes from each stop appear roughly three months after they are filmed.

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